top of page
Home: Welcome
Χριστίνα Παπαϊωάννου 2 copy
Let the Lion Talk - Christina Papaioannou
Nucleus lil PERFECT
Painting 3.0 - Christina Papaioannou 130 x 105 copy
Superelic Trilogy III copy
Χριστίνα Παπαϊωάννου - New Work 2022 LAST GREAT copy
Some remarks on illogical form - Christina Papaioannou 180 x 160 copy
Tiger Pop River copy
GONSDRA copy
Superelic Trilogy I copy
The game Lil large
Head with parrot and a chair leg
The Dream Large File copy.jpg
Profile Picture.jpg

ARTIST STATEMENT

Information overload, chaotic structures, digital culture, incomplete narratives, history of art and memory, have been the stimuli that created the need to somehow manage this overwhelming material, with work, turning it into art.

Therefore, I explore the role of painting in the digital age by creating dynamic paintings of vibrant color that are built up through fragmentation, individual micro-stories as well as moments of sheer abstraction.

As an image collector, I begin the creation of my works with a two-way tour of both the virtual and physical worlds. The gathered images of various origins such as pixels, botanical motifs, animals, ancient Greek architecture, renaissance engravings, children's drawings and scraps of my own works, serve as ready mades for the creation of hybrid compositions.
The digital processing of the images, gives rise to new structures, which are then manually applied to the canvas. There is a reuse of pre-existing data that returns it back to material reality.
From abstract landscapes to scenes reminiscent of video games, my paintings play with the boundaries between the familiar and the unexpected, while an underlying sense of whimsical mood lurks behind the brushstrokes. These playful scenarios are articulated in an unencrypted language that invites the viewer to interpret it from scratch, like a psychological test.

BIO

Christina Papaioannou is an Athens-based visual artist from Thessaloniki, Greece.
She holds an Integrated Master’s degree from Athens School of Fine Arts. In 2019 she received the
MATAROA Award for upcoming artists at 4th Art Thessaloniki International Contemporary Art Fair. Her work has been exhibited in Greece, Cyprus and London and is included in private collections.

 

Her debut solo exhibition titled "Let the Lion talk", took place at  Sianti Gallery, Athens, curated by Thanassis Moutsopoulos.
View more

Upcoming solo exhibition: AG18 Gallery, Vienna, September 2023

Home: About

N E W S

NEWS

Christina Papaioannou & Thanassis Moutsopoulos: Speech / presentation in the context of "Let the Lion talk" solo exhibition.
Theme: "Painting in the Digital Era"

Saturday, 21 May, Sianti Gallery, Athens.
Thanassis Moutsopoulos, Art historian Bio


GALERIA FRAN REUS
PANORAMA #6

"Panorama #6" group show
Galeria Fran Reus, Palma de Mallorca
Spain

27.1.2023

View more
 

Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης 2022-12-26 203929 copy copy.jpg


CREAM ATHENS
"REMEDY"

"Remedy" exhibition by Cream Athens
at T.A.F. | The Art Foundation, Athens

22.12.2022 - 22.1.2023

View more
 

IG post #1 Remedy_1 of 2.png
Home: Image

W O R K

Home: Services
Let the Lion talk LARGE.jpg

ARTWORK 2022

Transparency Garden.jpg

ARTWORK 2021

Before%20Yesterday%2C%20After%20Tomorrow_edited.jpg

ARTWORK 2020

Look again; Nothing exists - Christina P

ARTWORK 2019

The Dream - Christina Papaioannou.JPG

ARTWORK 2018

Red Room 25 x 25cm copy.jpg

ARTWORK 2017

IMG_20210623_162239 copy_edited.jpg

SELECTED WORKS
ON PAPER

E X H I B I T I O N S

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITONS
Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης 2022-12-26 203929 copy copy.jpg

Galeria Fran Reus

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

1658656890309 (1).jpg

E Art Gallery
2022

Paros Island

ΕΠΙΠΕΔΑ KARTA.jpg

Marina Keas Gallery
2021

Kea Island

2 Dipola Art PlatformIs - The History of

"Is the History of Art a history of violence?"
presented by DIPOLA Art Platform

Athens

ΕΡΩΣ ΚΑΛΟΣ.JPG

Ikastikos Kiklos Sianti
2020

Athens

mataroaa-awards.jpg

4th Art Thessaloniki 
International Contemporary Art Fair

Thessaloniki

LIL.jpg

Digenakis Winery Exhibition Space
2019

Heraklion, Crete

Pal Mal Poster.jpg

Group exhibition
2019

Mayfair, London

Postcard #1 Remedy.png

T.A.F. | The Art Founda

Athens

CYCLE.jpg

Ikastikos Kiklos Sianti gallery
2021

Athens

INVIT FRONT.jpg

Kappatos Gallery

2021

Athens

Tondo show.jpg

Ikastikos Kiklos Sianti
2021

Athens

121659765_2892309157664101_9090426484531

Participation with Ikastikos Kiklos Sianti
2020

Athens

montaz-01.jpg

Museum of Visual Arts of Heraklion
2019

Crete

art-athina-768x512.png

Participation with Sianti Gallery
2022

Athens

Untitled-1 ss.jpg

Sianti Gallery
2021

Athens

184235862_4054007364667978_4079908131146

Ikastikos Kiklos Sianti gallery
2021

Athens

131373277_1488848474652899_4863119570518

The Blender Gallery
2021

Athens

INVITATION.jpg

J/M Gallery
2019

Notting Hill, London

OKOKOKOKOK.JPG

Artforum Gallery
2019

Thessaloniki

Home: Projects
PUBLICATIONS

PRESS

Interviewed by Stefanos Tsitsopoulos
for ATHENS VOICE

May 2022

Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης 2022-05-13 232636.jpg
Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης 2022-05-10 172105.jpg
1652317767629.jpg

"Let the Lion talk" solo exhibition:
The birth of a new form


kathimerini.gr

READ

1652318671555 copy.jpg

"Let the Lion talk" solo exhibition
Athinorama.gr


READ

1652443231159 copy copy.jpg

Gallery Walk: A two-day walk
to 37 Athenian art galleries.


READ

"Let the Lion talk" solo exhibition
Culturenow.gr


READ

Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης 2022-05-12 040307.jpg

"Let the Lion talk" solo show
at Monopoli.gr


READ

Στιγμιότυπο οθόνης 2021-12-05 203739.png

ATHENS VOICE
Interviewed by Villy Calliga

September 2021

Interviewed by Chionia Vlachou - Bliatka

ερτ.jpg
CYCLE.jpg

THESSALONIKeON PoLIS Magazine

September 2021

Untitled-1 copy.jpg

"L A Y E R S / Ε Π Ι Π Ε Δ Α"
Duo show at Marina Keas Gallery

OLOGRAMMA.ART

ROOMS2021
KAPPATOS GALLERY
_Y6B9325 copy.jpg
"HYMN TO THE BODY"
Anorioton -Christina Papaioannou copy.jp

READ
(GR)

SIX PAINTINGS
SIX POEMS

My painting "Tiger Pop Blue"
on the cover of Together Magazine.

INTERVIEW

Interviewed by Michael Goniotakis

for Polis Magazine

ARTMAZE MAGAZINE

AMM_Late Summer Issue 4 (1)-1 copy.jpg
AMM_Late Summer Issue 4 (1)-46 copy.jpg

My work published on ArtMaze Magazine 
Late Summer Issue #4

CURATED SELECTION by Cheyanne Sauter,
the Executive Director of Art Share LA

CONTACT
bottom of page